The Misery of the Good Child - Paperback

by J. D. Gill Ph. D. (Author)

The Misery of the Good Child focuses on options to authoritarian parenting in a fresh and easy to read treatment. Based on attachment theory, psychoanalytic thinking, and the author's years of practice, this volume guides both parents and children to a clearer understanding of the parent-child interaction.

Author Biography

Dr. Gill is a psychologist at the University of Utah. She has been in practice for forty years in various clinical settings. In addition Dr. Gill has presented over five hundred seminars, lectures, and workshops to professional as well as non-professional groups. A student of attachment theory, psychoanalysis, postmodernism, and feminism, Dr. Gill is experienced in treating issues resulting from parent-child difficulties.